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Northwest Wheat Farming
6:20 am
Thu October 4, 2012

Northwest Farmers Plant Wheat In Dust, Hope For Rain

Most of us may be enjoying the fall sunshine, but Northwest wheat farmers are instead wishing for a little rain. Correspondent Anna King caught up with one Northwest wheat grower in the vast Horse Heaven Hills near Prosser, Washington.

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Northwest News
5:29 pm
Wed October 3, 2012

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Northwest Energy Efficiency
4:05 pm
Wed October 3, 2012

Oregon, Washington In Top 10 Energy Efficient States

Northwest states lead the nation in energy efficiency, according to a new report out today.

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Safety At Hanford
4:00 pm
Wed October 3, 2012

Flammable Gas In Hanford Waste Tanks Concerns Nuclear Watchdog

Credit U.S. Dept. of Energy
Tanks at the Hanford site.

A federal nuclear watchdog is pushing Hanford managers to come up with a fix for flammable gas that may be building up in underground waste tanks. This is the latest round of criticism of the nuclear reservation in southeast Washington.

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Latino Features third story
7:41 am
Wed October 3, 2012

Why Can't This Man Win The Northwest's Most Hispanic District?

Credit Photo Credit: Jessica Robinson
Photo of Pablo Gonzalez.

Is the Latino candidate in Washington's first majority-minority district a shoo-in? Not so much.

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